Prohibition Vocabulary

Prohibition Vocabulary List

18th amendment=the amendment that made the consumption and distribution of alcohol illegal in the United States

Prohibition=the law forbidding liquor

Speakeasies-illegal bars during the 1920s

Moon shine-illegal alcohol made in bathtubs

Bootleggers-people who brought illegal alcohol into the united states to sell

G-Men-special law enforcement officers that cracked down on illegal distribution of alcohol

Elliot Ness-one of the most important G-Men in the 1920s

Gangsters-a criminal who is a member of a crime organization or a gang

Al Capone- A bootlegger and gangster who was the leader of an important gang that sold alcohol illegally